This is the first time:
My silkie has been sitting on one egg for a while...not sure exactly, but getting close to 21 days. If it is a dud, do they know and push it out? Or will it start stinking? There were two and one day I went in and the other one was gone. That was about 1 week ago.
Now, should I move her out of the nest box into a small crate in the coop for her and baby(silkie maternity ward), or leave them alone and see if something happens, I looked today to see if there were any cracks or anything(while she was taking her break) and it just looked like it always does.
thanks in advance for your help.
My silkie has been sitting on one egg for a while...not sure exactly, but getting close to 21 days. If it is a dud, do they know and push it out? Or will it start stinking? There were two and one day I went in and the other one was gone. That was about 1 week ago.
Now, should I move her out of the nest box into a small crate in the coop for her and baby(silkie maternity ward), or leave them alone and see if something happens, I looked today to see if there were any cracks or anything(while she was taking her break) and it just looked like it always does.
thanks in advance for your help.